Lipstick holder



June 1950 B. w. BIRNKRANT ET AL 2,512,476

LIPSTICK HOLDER Filed Nov. 12, 1946 IN VEN TORE B577) W BMW/(RANT fi 5 5SAMUEL H. B/R/VKRA/VT BY Q A' TTOR/VEV Patented June 20, 1950 Betty W.Birnkrantand Samuel Brooklyn, Nz-X.

HZ Birnkr'ant, 3

Application November 12, 194B, ive. 709,370

' This invention relates to a; lipstick holder and more particularly tothe type of lipstick holder which includes a mirror.

object of the present invention is to provide a lipstick holder whichwill cause the mirror torise ready for operation as the lipstick iswithdrawn and to close as the lipstick is returned to the holder, theoperation of removing and returning the lipstick being the cause of themirror'rising and closing.

' 'An object of the present invention is to furnish a self-containedlipstick kit, so that in applying the lipstick the user is not forced toopen any other piece of 'paraphernalia'such as a compact, in order tohave the use of the mirror.

A further object of the present invention is that, in providing alipstick mirror in such relation to the lipstick, the automaticoperation of the mirror shall be brought about very simply by amechanism which is not'likely' todeteriorate in use.

Another and further object is that the method of operation of thelipstick holder shall be so simple as to be practically foolproof.

In accomplishing the objects oi the present in:- vention, a lipstickholder casing is provided of tubular shape, with two square cornersadjacent each other and the side opposite the adjacent square cornersrounded so as to be substantially semi-cyclindri'cal; the sides of thetube between the squa'recorners and therounded corners beingsubstantially flat and merging into the rounded corners. On the-flatside of the case between the adjacent square corners is formed a largeshallow recess occupying all of'that-side with the exception of a narrowborder. In 'said' recess is pivotally connected the mirror, by pivotpins located at opposite ends of the recess and substantially at cornersthereof.

The mirror comprises along one longitudinal border thereof a tube ofsmalldiameter surrounding the pivot which are mounted in the casing.This hinge tubeof the mirror is provided on its outside diameter with ahelicai groove which describes a quarter of a turn in the course of thelength of the hinge tube. The lipstick inner case is'p'rovided with abent pin which travels in the said groove as the lipstick is withdrawnorreturned to'the outer case and theaction 'of the pin traveling in thehelicalgroove 2. claims in which thevarious novel features of theinvention are more particularly set forth.

In the'accompanying drawings forming a material-part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspectiveview of the invention embodied as describedabove.

Fig.2; is aperspective view of the outer case alone oi the invention asembodied. Fig; 37 is a perspective view of the lipstick and lipstickinner case.

' Fig; 4 is' a perspective view of the same from a diiierent angle,showing the lipstick retracted and inbroken lines.

. F igyfijis a'front endeleva'tion ofthe same.

isan enlarged view" of the mirror and helicalhinge tube partly brokenaway.

F i'g. 'Tis adetail, partly in section, of the hinge construction forthe mirror.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, the improved lipstick holder Itcomprises the outer case: II and the inner case I2. Outer case II ispartly cylindrical in shape; having the semi-cylin drical side l3j andthe square corners I4 and I5. The flat sides I6; I! extend from cornersId, I5

i toward and mergewith the semi-cylindrical side I3. Outer case II mayfurther preferably be furnished with an inner cylindrical tube It forreceiving the lipstick inner case I2. The flat side IWbetW'ee'ntheadjacent square corners It, I5 is of open rectangular construction,being recessed to'receive a rectangular cover 20 as long and wide asside I9itself. Recess 2I in side I9 is adapted to receive cover 20.Within the recess 2!, the outer' cas'e I I* is furnished with two pivots22 disposedon a longitudinal axis relative to outer case H and locatednear corners of recess 2| and on thesameside thereof; As more clearlyseen from Figi fi, cover 20 is provided with a mirror 23 extending"substantially all along and across the inside thereof. Cover 20 alongone of its side borders is formed into a tube of small diameterwhich-tube serves as a hinge tube, surrounding pivots 22to form apivotal mounting for cover 28. Hinge tube, 24 is formed with the helicalgroove which describes a quarter of a turn, that is, 90' 'degrees,finthe course of extending from one end to the other of tube 2!.

' Qil'eendifi of casing II c1osed, and the other endis provided with anopening 21 leading into the inner tube I'8 thereof. End 26 will bede'sig nat'edthe inner end of the device and the opposite endwithopen'i'ng'fl will be considered the outer'end thereof; Groovef251a't the inner end of cover2fl*-"lies 'on a radius' of';tube 24substantially parallel with-"cover 20, and attheouter end of tube 24,groove 25 lies on a radius of tube 24 which is substantiallyperpendicular to cover in Outer end portion 28 of outer casing H isformed with an irregularly shaped groove 29, the purpose of which willbe explained hereinafter. Tube 24 is mounted on pivots 22 in manufactureso that pivots 22 and tube '24 constitute a pivotal mounting of cover 20and mirror 23. Mirror 23 is thus swingable from a closed positionillustrated in Fig. l, in which cover 20 is flush with the outside ofcase H, to the open position illustrated in Fig. 2, representing atraverse of 90 degrees.

Lipstick inner case [2, is of conventional lipstick constructiongenerally. That is to say, it contains lipstick 30 and may contain anyconventional means of propelling or retracting the same within the tube3 l, the particular means for propelling and retracting not beingmaterial to the invention and not being illustrated. One end of innercase I2 is closed by a plate of closed U-shape, corresponding to thecross section of outer case H so as to be flush therewith when innercase [2 is inserted in outer case I I as shown in Fig. 1.

Tube 3] is provided near its open end with a pin 33 which is brazed orotherwise firmly attached to tube 3i and extends substantially radiallytherefrom and has a terminal portion extending substantially parallel toupper surface 34 of end plate 32. Pin 33 passes through groove or slot29 as inner holder 12 is inserted in outer holder I I. Slot 29 furtherperforms the important function of guiding pin 33 so that it may entergroove 25, the near end of which will be angularly coincident with slot29 when cover 20 is in the open position of Fig. 2. Only the terminalportion of pin 33 enters groove '25, and as it travels towards the innerend of groove 25 and inner case ll it imparts rotation to cover 20around pivots 22 and by the time it has reached the inner end of groove25, cover 20 is tightly closed as in Fig. 1. As the lipstick innerholder 12 is withdrawn from case I i, the process is reversed and cover20 bearing mirror 23 is brought to the open position of Fig. 2.

A slot 34 is formed in floor 35 of recess 2| in order to permit passageof pin 33. An ejecting knob 36 is connected to the lipstick base to movethe lipstick in or out of the tube 3| by sliding the knob 36 along theslot 31 formed in the tube 3|.

A slot 38 is formed in the side wall 16, to permit the knob 35 to beplaced in the casing H without disturbing the setting of the lipstick.

While we have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of ourinvention, it is to be understood that we do not limit ourselves to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In a lipstick holder, in combination, an outer case, said case beingpartly cylindrical and comprising two substantially square corners, asemicylindrical surface opposite said square corners and substantiallyfiat sides extending from said corners and merging into said surface, aninner case slidable into and out of said outer case, said outer casecomprising a shallow recess formed therein between said square cornersand further comprising a cover portion pivotally connected theretowithin said recess and swingable from a closed position entirely withinsaid recess to an open position substantially perpendicular thereto,said cover comprising a mirror on its inner surface, said cover furthercomprising a cylindrical portion, said portion being formed with ahelical groove therein, said inner case comprising means engageable insaid groove to swing said cover upon sliding of said inner case.

2. In a lipstick holder, in combination, an outer case, said case beingpartly cylindrical and comprising two substantially square corners, asemicylindrical surface opposite said square corners and substantiallyflat sides extending from said corners and merging into said surface, aninner case slidable into and out of said outer case, said outer casecomprising a shallow recess formed therein between said square cornersand further comprising a cover portion pivotally connected theretowithin said recess and swingable from a closed position entirely withinsaid recess to an open position substantially perpendicular thereto,said cover comprising a mirror on its inner surface, said cover furthercomprising an integral portion constituting a hinge tube, said portionbeing formed with a helical. groove therein, said inner case comprisingmeans engageable in said groove to swing said cover upon sliding of saidinner case. I

3. In a lipstick holder, in combination, an outer case, said case beingpartly cylindrical and comprising two substantially square corners, asemicylindrical surface opposite said square corners and substantiallyfiat sides extending from said corners and merging into said surface, aninner case slidable into and out of said outer case, said outer casecomprisingv a shallow recess formed therein between said square cornersand further comprising a cover portion .pivotally connected theretowithin said recess and'swingable from a closed position entirely. withinsaid recess to an open position substantially perpendicular thereto,said cover comprising a mirroron its inner surface, said coverfurthercomprising an integral portion constituting a hinge tube, said portionbeing formed with a helicalgroove therein, said inner case comprising vapin engageable in said groove and said outer case being formed with aslot for admitting andguiding said pin.

4. An article of the class described, comprising an outer case ofsemi-cylindrical shape having a flat side formed with a recess, an innercase axially slidable into and out of said outer case, a cover disposedinsaid recess and having its face flush with said flat side, amirror onthe inner face of said cover, means pivotally supporting said cover atone edge thereof, and means operative between said inner case and saidcover to pivot said cover from its position within the recess to aposition exposing said mirror when said inner case is axially slid fromsaid outer -case,,said first-mentioned means comprising a tube formedalong one side of said cover, and pins extending from opposed walls ofsaid recessand engaging into the ends of said tube.

5. An article of the-class described, comprising an outer caseotsemi-cylindricalshape having a flat side formed with a recess, aninner case axially slidable into and out of said outer case, a coverdisposed in-said reces and having its face fiush with said fiat side, amirror on the inner face of said cover, meanspivotally supporting saidcover at one edge thereof, and means operative between said inner caseand said cover to pivot said cover from-its position within the recessis apq fiign ee q s s i m rr w en a d inner case is axially slid fromsaid outer case, said firstmentioned means comprising a tube formedalong one side of said cover, and pins extending from opposed Walls ofsaid recess and engaging into the ends of said tube, saidsecond-mentioned means comprising a pin extending from said inner caseand projecting through a slot formed in said outer case, said tube beingformed with a groove engaged by said pin for pivoting said cover out ofsaid recess as the pin advances in the groove on outward movement ofsaid inner case.

6. A lipstick container comprising an outer case having a fiat sideformed with a recess, an inner case for a lipstick axially slidable intoand out of said outer case, and aligned pins extended from opposed Wallsof said recess, a cover disposed in said recess and having its faceflush with said flat side, a tube formed along one side of said coverand into the ends of which said pins extend to pivotally support saidcover to be pivoted from its position within said recess, a mirror onthe inner face of said cover to be exposed when said cover is pivotedfrom its position in said. recess, said outer casing being formed with aslot aligned with said tube, said tube being formed with ahelicalgroove, and a pin mounted on said inner case and extended through saidslot and engaging said helical groove to pivot said cover from itsposition within said recess as said inner case is withdrawn from saidouter case.

BETTY W. BIRNKRANT.

SAMUEL H. BIRNKRANT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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